i was still excited from reading the previous book in the lost years saga when i picked up this book. So naturally when I started to read I was expecting a story about Kirk, Spock and McCoy. However the book follows Just Kirk in a tale of his life as an admiral, the previous book had a happy ending and Kirk seemed to be adjusting well to his new Promotion. This book however takes of roughly a year after the previous one. The happy ending that had been delivered by "the lost years" had grown sour and once again Kirk finds himself lusting after a starship, ignoring his new marriage in order to refit the enterprise.
Where as Spock and McCoy are nowhere to be found.
The book seemed to drag and I dint not start to enjoy it till I had made it half way through the book. I enjoyed the storyline for G'dath and his students, I just wished that there were more familiar characters. All in all the story was a good read. Not a brilliant one.

I found this book to be quite enjoyable, the writing was smooth very easy to get lost in, resulting in a fast read. The author transitioned between the characters stories very smoothly, I found myself wanting to get to the next parts as quickly as possible and enjoyed feeling the story coming together very much. It was a similar feeling to watching a TV show. I did feel strongly for McCoy though, hopefully he has some better luck with the ladies in the next book (A Flag Full Of Stars) which I have already pulled from the bookcase and started to read.